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Avon vs Randolph Town vs Townsend
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Massachusetts.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Avon has the shortest commute (28 min average).
Randolph Town has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Townsend has the most affordable homes ($433k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Avon | Randolph Town | Townsend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,774Lowest |
34,878Highest |
9,100 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +9.7%Highest MA: +7.4% |
— | +2.3%Lowest MA: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±4Lowest 6% below MA |
41.3±1.8Highest 3% above MA |
40.9±3.3 about the MA average |
| Randolph Town and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.6Highest MA: 19.4% |
17.3%±2Lowest MA: 19.4% |
21%±3.2 MA: 19.4% |
| Avon and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±4.7 MA: 17.9% |
18.4%±1.9Highest MA: 17.9% |
17.1%±2.1Lowest MA: 17.9% |
| Randolph Town and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
35.5%Highest MA: 47.3% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.6%±2.7 MA: 7.9% |
9%±1.8Highest MA: 7.9% |
5.1%±2.4Lowest MA: 7.9% |
| Randolph Town and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $130,625±$33kHighest 26% above MA |
$109,573±$6kLowest 5% above MA |
$121,528±$23k 17% above MA |
| Avon and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $509,600±$62kHighest 9% below MA |
$496,400±$21k 12% below MA |
$433,200±$22kLowest 23% below MA |
| Avon and Randolph Town are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,558±$265 12% below MA |
$2,103±$98Highest 19% above MA |
$1,469±$313Lowest 17% below MA |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,627Highest 11% above MA |
$5,644Lowest 6% below MA |
$6,031 about the MA average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.3%±24.4 MA: 51.8% |
62.1%±10.4Highest MA: 51.8% |
50.6%±16.8Lowest MA: 51.8% |
| Randolph Town and Avon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest MA: 10% |
8.4% MA: 10% |
8.9%Highest MA: 10% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.7% MA: 62.5% |
71.3%Lowest MA: 62.5% |
82%Highest MA: 62.5% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1954Lowest 10 yrs older than MA |
1966 2 yrs newer than MA |
1976Highest 12 yrs newer than MA |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 5% below MA |
37 min 27% above MA |
37 minHighest 27% above MA |
| Work from home | 10.3%±3.9Lowest MA: 18.6% |
15.1%±3.5Highest MA: 18.6% |
10.5%±2.8 MA: 18.6% |
| Randolph Town and Townsend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #212 of 282 in MA | #260 of 282 in MA | #136 of 282 in MA |
| School district | Avon | Randolph | North Middlesex |
| High school in town | Avon Middle High School | Randolph High | North Middlesex Regional |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
14.2Highest |
13.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
MA average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.